Brewer’s Blog

What do you do at Joyride? Sling and serve Edgwater’s most favorite beers! Where are you from, and when did you move to Colorado? Do I have to claim it?? Florida.. I moved to Colorado in January of 2010 Why did you move to Colorado? You know that cliche saying “The mountains are calling and I must go”? Yep that’s me! What did you do before Joyride? I was the bar manager at The Post Brewing Co. in Denver and…

What do you do at Joyride? I serve delicious beers to thirsty people! Sometimes behind the bar, sometimes running around to tables. Where are you from, and when did you move to Colorado? I grew up in Delaware and moved to Boulder after college at Virginia Tech. Go Hokies! Why did you move to Colorado? I moved out here for the mountains! What did you do before Joyride? I’ve been around. Most recently I helped open The Intrepid Sojourner Beer…

This past Sunday, October 14th, marked the 40th anniversary of the legalization of homebrewing in this country. Legal homebrewing was not only where my fellow partners and I cut our teeth before we went pro, but it was a catalyst for the entire craft beer movement. No one has done more for the homebrewing community, and probably craft beer in general, than Charlie Papazian. Not only did he literally write the book on homebrewing, he founded the American Homebrewers Association,…

What do you do at Joyride? I go back and fourth between bartending and serving. Where in Colorado are you from? I’m from Colorful Colorado! I grew up not far from Edgewater in Lakewood. What’s the best part of being a Colorado native? The best things about being a CO native is that I get to call this beautiful state my Home, and I’m prepared for all of Colorado’s whacky weather. What did you do before Joyride? Before working at…

What do you do at Joyride? Sling beers, encourage people to try new things and pet puppies! All while having a good time! Where are you from? Grant, Florida. It’s a small town on the East coast of Florida just barely north of Sebastian. Grant is known mostly for its small Seafood festival, 4-wheeling, and its access to the Indian River. I moved to Denver 4 years ago. Why did you move to Colorado? My man’s a hot male nurse…

What do you do at Joyride? I am a server/bartender extraordinaire. Where in Colorado are you from? I was born right here in Denver and grew up in Bailey. About an hour southwest in the mountains, before going to school for way too long in Alamosa, and then Fort Collins for the last couple years before moving back to Denver. What’s the best part of being a Colorado native? People are excited to meet me. Natives have become a rarity…

What do you do at Joyride? As Joyride’s assistant brewer, I tend to assist the Chief Yeast Sherpa in our pursuit of great beer. Whenever I’m around, there’s a lot to be done whether we are making new beer, moving beer from vessel to vessel, or most commonly, both. The most stressful part of any given day comes when its time to pick new music for the brewhouse. The exception to this comes first thing in the morning on a…

What do you do at Joyride? As the Chief Yeast Sherpa, I spend the weekdays crafting wort and trapping it in tanks with yeast until they learn to get along. I then guide them in the direction of your glass. Where in CO are you from, and where else have you lived? I grew up in Littleton, mostly, then studied film production in Boulder before moving to NYC for about 9 years. I met my Colorado-native wife in Brooklyn, picked…

What do you do at Joyride? Hired on back in early 2014 as one of the original brewers/bartenders at Joyride, I worked for the company full time for about two and a half years before making the move up to Breckenridge to become a distiller. These days, I still brew and bartend at Joyride a few times a month, and I also work full time for Tap XIV Lodo and will be transitioning to the new Tap XIV Uptown location…

What do you do at Joyride? I switch back and forth between serving and beertending. Where are you from, and when did you move to Colorado? I’m originally from the small town of Chuluota, Florida, just outside of Orlando. I moved to Colorado exactly two years ago and I haven’t regretted it one bit. Why did you move to Colorado? I took a four day solo trip out to Colorado almost three years ago, and on the plane back to…

Joyride Brewing Company is a small craft brewery in Edgewater, CO, across the street from the banks of Sloan’s Lake. We have a 10 barrel brewhouse with eight serving tanks and 6 fermenters. Our taproom is around 1600 sq ft and can hold about 95 people. Please join us and enjoy the majestic views of the lake from our six rollup glass garage doors. Cheers!